THORESEN, Elias 1879-1957

THORESEN, BROWN

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 12/24/2010 at 14:42:41

Elias Thoresen 1879-1957

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THORESEN RITES TO BE WEDNESDAY AT OSAGE

Osage – Funeral services for Elias Thoresen, 77, will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church here. He died Monday morning at Mitchell County Memorial Hospital from a heart condition and complications.

Mason City Globe Gazette, Tuesday May 14, 1957

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WWI Draft Registration September 12, 1918
Eli Thoresen age 38 living in Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota; born September 17, 1879; farmer; married.
#3 1920 US Censu: Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota
Eli Thoresen 38 born Iowa; Annie Celia 37 born Michigan
Oliver W 5, Howard E 3 3/12; Leonard A. 2 2/12 –children born Minnesota

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1925 Iowa Census:
Name: Eli Thorson ; Birth Year: abt 1879 ; Birth Place: Iowa ; Gender: Male
Race: White ; Marital Status: Married ; Census Date: 1 Jan 1925 ; Residence State: Iowa
Residence County: Mitchell ; Locality: West Lincoln
Mother: Caroline Semonsjelten ; Mother's Birthplace: Norway

Father: Haaken Thorson ; Father's Birth Year: abt 1850 ; Father's Birthplace: Norway
Marriage Place: Norway

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According to his sons obit: Howard Ellis Thoresen-also buried in Osage, his mothers maiden name was Brown.

His daughter Gladys was killed in an auto accident in November of 1940.